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	== Correspondence ==		<div class="section" id="Correspondence" text="Correspondence"><h2>Correspondence</h2></div>

	=== 1969 Correspondence ~~===~~		<div class="sub_section" id="1969_Correspondence" text="1969 Correspondence"><h3>1969 Correspondence</h3></div>

	<~~span~~ class="~~LET~~-~~statistics~~">'''[[Vanisource:Letter to Linda Ryon -- London 13 November, 1969\|Letter to Linda Ryon -- London 13 November, 1969]]:''' By nature every living entity is joyful and in Krishna Consciousness, but due to association with material contamination certain souls have gotten their joyful spiritual nature covered up by the cloud of Maya. The purpose of our centers for Krishna Consciousness is to give everyone the opportunity to remove this cloud of Maya from their consciousness and resume their natural, blissful life of rendering devotional service to Lord Krishna. The process is very simple: chanting, dancing, eating Krishna Prasadam and associating with Krishna's nice devotees. And these four items will make one advance very quickly.</~~span~~>		<div class="quote" book="Let" link="Letter to Linda Ryon -- London 13 November, 1969" link_text="Letter to Linda Ryon -- London 13 November, 1969">
			<div class="text">'''[[Vanisource:Letter to Linda Ryon -- London 13 November, 1969\|Letter to Linda Ryon -- London 13 November, 1969]]:''' By nature every living entity is joyful and in Krishna Consciousness, but due to association with material contamination certain souls have gotten their joyful spiritual nature covered up by the cloud of Maya. The purpose of our centers for Krishna Consciousness is to give everyone the opportunity to remove this cloud of Maya from their consciousness and resume their natural, blissful life of rendering devotional service to Lord Krishna. The process is very simple: chanting, dancing, eating Krishna Prasadam and associating with Krishna's nice devotees. And these four items will make one advance very quickly.</div>
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	=== 1970 Correspondence ~~===~~		<div class="sub_section" id="1970_Correspondence" text="1970 Correspondence"><h3>1970 Correspondence</h3></div>

	<~~span~~ class="~~LET~~-~~statistics~~">'''[[Vanisource:Letter to Tamala Krsna -- Los Angeles 1 May, 1970\|Letter to Tamala Krsna -- Los Angeles 1 May, 1970]]:''' So by the grace of Lord Caitanya, in this age our movement is giving directly the anandamoya stage, and anyone can visit our Temple and see how our students are in blissful life. Naturally they are in jolly mood by chanting, dancing, and taking Prasadam. Your regular chanting of Mahamantra and reading of books will keep you always fit for pushing on this movement. This formula should be rigidly followed by everyone of us.		<div class="quote" book="Let" link="Letter to Tamala Krsna -- Los Angeles 1 May, 1970" link_text="Letter to Tamala Krsna -- Los Angeles 1 May, 1970">
	In conclusion I may inform you that Acyutananda has given publicity in an important newspaper that next year I am going to India with forty students, so for the next year we have got sufficient margin of time—eight months—so what do you think? Shall we be able to have our World Sankirtana by that time? That will be very nice. All our selected students like yourself, Hamsaduta, Mukunda, Syamasundara., Umapati, etc. along with their wives, and some of the students from here may join, then we can go to India via Africa, and then after a few days in India, we can come back via Japan, So you have to consult over this matter also because it is already advertised in India.</~~span~~>		<div class="text">'''[[Vanisource:Letter to Tamala Krsna -- Los Angeles 1 May, 1970\|Letter to Tamala Krsna -- Los Angeles 1 May, 1970]]:''' So by the grace of Lord Caitanya, in this age our movement is giving directly the anandamoya stage, and anyone can visit our Temple and see how our students are in blissful life. Naturally they are in jolly mood by chanting, dancing, and taking Prasadam. Your regular chanting of Mahamantra and reading of books will keep you always fit for pushing on this movement. This formula should be rigidly followed by everyone of us.
			In conclusion I may inform you that Acyutananda has given publicity in an important newspaper that next year I am going to India with forty students, so for the next year we have got sufficient margin of time—eight months—so what do you think? Shall we be able to have our World Sankirtana by that time? That will be very nice. All our selected students like yourself, Hamsaduta, Mukunda, Syamasundara., Umapati, etc. along with their wives, and some of the students from here may join, then we can go to India via Africa, and then after a few days in India, we can come back via Japan, So you have to consult over this matter also because it is already advertised in India.</div>
			</div>

	<~~span~~ class="~~LET~~-~~statistics~~">'''[[Vanisource:Letter to Candanacarya, Bharadraja -- Los Angeles 9 May, 1970\|Letter to Candanacarya, Bharadraja -- Los Angeles 9 May, 1970]]:''' You have painted so many pictures of Krsna, and when you see to the pictures you enjoy and at the same time Krsna is pleased. Similarly the foodstuff prepared for Krsna actually we partake for it, but at the same time Krsna is pleased. Those who are cooking for themselves and eating them without offering to Krsna cannot enjoy such blissful life like the devotees.		<div class="quote" book="Let" link="Letter to Candanacarya, Bharadraja -- Los Angeles 9 May, 1970" link_text="Letter to Candanacarya, Bharadraja -- Los Angeles 9 May, 1970">
	By serving Krsna we are not the least loser, but we are simply gainer more and more transcendentally. Keep this point always in front, and work for Krsna and be happy.</~~span~~>		<div class="text">'''[[Vanisource:Letter to Candanacarya, Bharadraja -- Los Angeles 9 May, 1970\|Letter to Candanacarya, Bharadraja -- Los Angeles 9 May, 1970]]:''' You have painted so many pictures of Krsna, and when you see to the pictures you enjoy and at the same time Krsna is pleased. Similarly the foodstuff prepared for Krsna actually we partake for it, but at the same time Krsna is pleased. Those who are cooking for themselves and eating them without offering to Krsna cannot enjoy such blissful life like the devotees.
			By serving Krsna we are not the least loser, but we are simply gainer more and more transcendentally. Keep this point always in front, and work for Krsna and be happy.</div>
			</div>

	<~~span~~ class="~~LET~~-~~statistics~~">'''[[Vanisource:Letter to Syamasundara -- Los Angeles 14 May, 1970\|Letter to Syamasundara -- Los Angeles 14 May, 1970]]:''' Krsna by His causeless mercy manifests Himself along with His form, name, qualities, entourage, and pastimes in order to attract the conditioned souls to the eternal blissful life of knowledge. Thus by understanding Krsna in His manifest Lila one is attracted to His eternal Lila, and that is the highest success of life which is explained in the latter part of the verse		<div class="quote" book="Let" link="Letter to Syamasundara -- Los Angeles 14 May, 1970" link_text="Letter to Syamasundara -- Los Angeles 14 May, 1970">
			<div class="text">'''[[Vanisource:Letter to Syamasundara -- Los Angeles 14 May, 1970\|Letter to Syamasundara -- Los Angeles 14 May, 1970]]:''' Krsna by His causeless mercy manifests Himself along with His form, name, qualities, entourage, and pastimes in order to attract the conditioned souls to the eternal blissful life of knowledge. Thus by understanding Krsna in His manifest Lila one is attracted to His eternal Lila, and that is the highest success of life which is explained in the latter part of the verse

	:yam prapya na nivartante		:yam prapya na nivartante
	:tat dhama paramam mama		:tat dhama paramam mama

	"Going, no one ever returns from that, My Supreme Abode.''</~~span~~>		"Going, no one ever returns from that, My Supreme Abode.''</div>
			</div>

	<~~span~~ class="~~LET~~-~~statistics~~">'''[[Vanisource:Letter to Krsna dasa -- Calcutta 6 October, 1970\|Letter to Krsna dasa -- Calcutta 6 October, 1970]]:''' Human life is especially meant for reviving our lost relationship with God by following the instructions of God contained in religious books like the Bhagavad-gita, Srimad-Bhagavatam, etc. Without God-centered society, the whole thing is dog-centered society. A dog also eats, a dog also sleeps, a dog also defends and they have ample opportunity for sex-life. So the goal of life is Krsna—to become free from the cat and dog propensities of eating, sleeping, defending and mating and achieve the spiritual platform of Eternity, Knowledge and Blissful Life in pure devotional service to the Lord—Bhakti yoga, that is religion. Simply loving Krsna. Society without religion, it is all animal society.</~~span~~>		<div class="quote" book="Let" link="Letter to Krsna dasa -- Calcutta 6 October, 1970" link_text="Letter to Krsna dasa -- Calcutta 6 October, 1970">
			<div class="text">'''[[Vanisource:Letter to Krsna dasa -- Calcutta 6 October, 1970\|Letter to Krsna dasa -- Calcutta 6 October, 1970]]:''' Human life is especially meant for reviving our lost relationship with God by following the instructions of God contained in religious books like the Bhagavad-gita, Srimad-Bhagavatam, etc. Without God-centered society, the whole thing is dog-centered society. A dog also eats, a dog also sleeps, a dog also defends and they have ample opportunity for sex-life. So the goal of life is Krsna—to become free from the cat and dog propensities of eating, sleeping, defending and mating and achieve the spiritual platform of Eternity, Knowledge and Blissful Life in pure devotional service to the Lord—Bhakti yoga, that is religion. Simply loving Krsna. Society without religion, it is all animal society.</div>
			</div>

	=== 1974 Correspondence ~~===~~		<div class="sub_section" id="1974_Correspondence" text="1974 Correspondence"><h3>1974 Correspondence</h3></div>

	<~~span~~ class="~~LET~~-~~statistics~~">'''[[Vanisource:Letter to Kausalya -- Los Angeles 12 January, 1974\|Letter to Kausalya -- Los Angeles 12 January, 1974]]:''' The sentiments you express are very praiseworthy in devotional service. Especially it is pleasing to me that you are so happy in your service to the deities. Krsna Consciousness means blissful life, and also that blissful life is eternal and full of knowledge. You say rightly that you are very very fortunate to be serving the Lord. So please work with the other ladies and with your Godbrothers at Bhaktivedanta Manor and make it such a blissful, peaceful atmosphere that many persons will be attracted to come and live with us.</~~span~~>		<div class="quote" book="Let" link="Letter to Kausalya -- Los Angeles 12 January, 1974" link_text="Letter to Kausalya -- Los Angeles 12 January, 1974">
			<div class="text">'''[[Vanisource:Letter to Kausalya -- Los Angeles 12 January, 1974\|Letter to Kausalya -- Los Angeles 12 January, 1974]]:''' The sentiments you express are very praiseworthy in devotional service. Especially it is pleasing to me that you are so happy in your service to the deities. Krsna Consciousness means blissful life, and also that blissful life is eternal and full of knowledge. You say rightly that you are very very fortunate to be serving the Lord. So please work with the other ladies and with your Godbrothers at Bhaktivedanta Manor and make it such a blissful, peaceful atmosphere that many persons will be attracted to come and live with us.</div>
			</div>

	=== 1976 Correspondence ~~===~~		<div class="sub_section" id="1976_Correspondence" text="1976 Correspondence"><h3>1976 Correspondence</h3></div>

	<~~span~~ class="~~LET~~-~~statistics~~">'''[[Vanisource:Letter to Gururaj -- Vrindaban 24 October, 1976\|Letter to Gururaj -- Vrindaban 24 October, 1976]]:''' Please continue to associate with the devotees at our Montreal temple. If you are serious and willing to follow the four regulative principles and chant sixteen rounds daily, you are welcome to live in our Montreal temple. Make an end to this material existence once and for all. There is nothing but suffering in this material world and we are offering the chance for eternal, blissful life. Kindly take advantage of this opportunity.</~~span~~>		<div class="quote" book="Let" link="Letter to Gururaj -- Vrindaban 24 October, 1976" link_text="Letter to Gururaj -- Vrindaban 24 October, 1976">
			<div class="text">'''[[Vanisource:Letter to Gururaj -- Vrindaban 24 October, 1976\|Letter to Gururaj -- Vrindaban 24 October, 1976]]:''' Please continue to associate with the devotees at our Montreal temple. If you are serious and willing to follow the four regulative principles and chant sixteen rounds daily, you are welcome to live in our Montreal temple. Make an end to this material existence once and for all. There is nothing but suffering in this material world and we are offering the chance for eternal, blissful life. Kindly take advantage of this opportunity.</div>
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== Correspondence ==

=== 1969 Correspondence ===

'''[[Vanisource:Letter to Linda Ryon -- London 13 November, 1969|Letter to Linda Ryon -- London 13 November, 1969]]:''' By nature every living entity is joyful and in Krishna Consciousness, but due to association with material contamination certain souls have gotten their joyful spiritual nature covered up by the cloud of Maya. The purpose of our centers for Krishna Consciousness is to give everyone the opportunity to remove this cloud of Maya from their consciousness and resume their natural, blissful life of rendering devotional service to Lord Krishna. The process is very simple: chanting, dancing, eating Krishna Prasadam and associating with Krishna's nice devotees. And these four items will make one advance very quickly.

=== 1970 Correspondence ===

'''[[Vanisource:Letter to Tamala Krsna -- Los Angeles 1 May, 1970|Letter to Tamala Krsna -- Los Angeles 1 May, 1970]]:''' So by the grace of Lord Caitanya, in this age our movement is giving directly the anandamoya stage, and anyone can visit our Temple and see how our students are in blissful life. Naturally they are in jolly mood by chanting, dancing, and taking Prasadam. Your regular chanting of Mahamantra and reading of books will keep you always fit for pushing on this movement. This formula should be rigidly followed by everyone of us.
In conclusion I may inform you that Acyutananda has given publicity in an important newspaper that next year I am going to India with forty students, so for the next year we have got sufficient margin of time—eight months—so what do you think? Shall we be able to have our World Sankirtana by that time? That will be very nice. All our selected students like yourself, Hamsaduta, Mukunda, Syamasundara., Umapati, etc. along with their wives, and some of the students from here may join, then we can go to India via Africa, and then after a few days in India, we can come back via Japan, So you have to consult over this matter also because it is already advertised in India.

'''[[Vanisource:Letter to Candanacarya, Bharadraja -- Los Angeles 9 May, 1970|Letter to Candanacarya, Bharadraja -- Los Angeles 9 May, 1970]]:''' You have painted so many pictures of Krsna, and when you see to the pictures you enjoy and at the same time Krsna is pleased. Similarly the foodstuff prepared for Krsna actually we partake for it, but at the same time Krsna is pleased. Those who are cooking for themselves and eating them without offering to Krsna cannot enjoy such blissful life like the devotees.
By serving Krsna we are not the least loser, but we are simply gainer more and more transcendentally. Keep this point always in front, and work for Krsna and be happy.

'''[[Vanisource:Letter to Syamasundara -- Los Angeles 14 May, 1970|Letter to Syamasundara -- Los Angeles 14 May, 1970]]:''' Krsna by His causeless mercy manifests Himself along with His form, name, qualities, entourage, and pastimes in order to attract the conditioned souls to the eternal blissful life of knowledge. Thus by understanding Krsna in His manifest Lila one is attracted to His eternal Lila, and that is the highest success of life which is explained in the latter part of the verse

:yam prapya na nivartante
:tat dhama paramam mama

"Going, no one ever returns from that, My Supreme Abode.''

'''[[Vanisource:Letter to Krsna dasa -- Calcutta 6 October, 1970|Letter to Krsna dasa -- Calcutta 6 October, 1970]]:''' Human life is especially meant for reviving our lost relationship with God by following the instructions of God contained in religious books like the Bhagavad-gita, Srimad-Bhagavatam, etc. Without God-centered society, the whole thing is dog-centered society. A dog also eats, a dog also sleeps, a dog also defends and they have ample opportunity for sex-life. So the goal of life is Krsna—to become free from the cat and dog propensities of eating, sleeping, defending and mating and achieve the spiritual platform of Eternity, Knowledge and Blissful Life in pure devotional service to the Lord—Bhakti yoga, that is religion. Simply loving Krsna. Society without religion, it is all animal society.

=== 1974 Correspondence ===

'''[[Vanisource:Letter to Kausalya -- Los Angeles 12 January, 1974|Letter to Kausalya -- Los Angeles 12 January, 1974]]:''' The sentiments you express are very praiseworthy in devotional service. Especially it is pleasing to me that you are so happy in your service to the deities. Krsna Consciousness means blissful life, and also that blissful life is eternal and full of knowledge. You say rightly that you are very very fortunate to be serving the Lord. So please work with the other ladies and with your Godbrothers at Bhaktivedanta Manor and make it such a blissful, peaceful atmosphere that many persons will be attracted to come and live with us.

=== 1976 Correspondence ===

'''[[Vanisource:Letter to Gururaj -- Vrindaban 24 October, 1976|Letter to Gururaj -- Vrindaban 24 October, 1976]]:''' Please continue to associate with the devotees at our Montreal temple. If you are serious and willing to follow the four regulative principles and chant sixteen rounds daily, you are welcome to live in our Montreal temple. Make an end to this material existence once and for all. There is nothing but suffering in this material world and we are offering the chance for eternal, blissful life. Kindly take advantage of this opportunity.